---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings."
description: "Requires railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 3425"
citation: "New Jersey S 3425 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "PUBLIC TRANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benson, Daniel R.", "DeCroce, BettyLou", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Lopez, Yvonne", "Ruiz, M. Teresa"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 8
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d8e02ba-e2b2-4cb5-bc0c-b25b111b65d8"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "946a86b9497315b4e9feae0ed71dee9892e2abddbbbf6d3cbab80e122c7c31fe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 3425 (218) — Requires railroad operators to remove obstructive vegetation near railroad crossings.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3425_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3500/3425_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- AMEND — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Benson, Daniel R. — primary (person)
- DeCroce, BettyLou — primary (person)
- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- Lopez, Yvonne — primary (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — primary (person)
- Pou, Nellie — cosponsor (person)
- Space, Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Wirths, Harold J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment (29-0) (Diegnan) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (35-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4958 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.294. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d8e02ba-e2b2-4cb5-bc0c-b25b111b65d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).